News and Updates

By Kira Evans. The 1975 are renowned for their quirky mixture of synth-pop and indie sounds but the release of their third studio album...

With the winter weather setting in and the temperature continuing to drop towards 8C, some of the local St Albans homeless charities...

By Danielle Smith With a pint of beer in his hand and a warm smile on his face, the folk singer Beans on Toast sits across from me as I...

By Chloe Sladden Turner One of the chapters begins with the quote: “There was a time not long ago when Simon Lewis had been convinced all...

By Chloe Sladden Turner In just under two weeks, most of us are off for the next weeks for Christmas. Finally. If the colder, wetter...

By Chloe Sladden Turner At the Times Higher Education awards, on 29th November, two awards were won by the University of Hertfordshire in...

By Emma Robinson I’ll say it, Ebeneezer Scrooge was onto something, with the whole never buying Christmas presents thing. I love giving...

By Chloe Sladden Turner Fake news is defined as news without no sense of truth behind them. It has been a constant occurrence in the...

By Chloe Sladden Turner In a recent article by Joe Buchanunn, from Brunel University; it was announced a group of university leaders...

By Chloe Sladden Turner If you thought things couldn’t possibly get harder for Irene, you’re in for a surprise in this fourth instalment...

By Danielle Smith Christmas carols, mulled wine, ice-skating and Father Christmas are what make up some of the best festive markets in...

By Luke Footman. What do student suicides tell us about the education system we grow up in? Since the 1950s there has been limited data...

By Chloe Sladden Turner Who thought being a Librarian could be this exciting? Irene knows for sure, but she also knows the dangers of the...

By Danielle Smith. Egypt…the mythical wonderland full of camels, sand, strange food and the Great Pyramids of Giza. Yes, you may find...

By Sophia Rodgers. Astronomers from the University of Hertfordshire have recently confirmed the existence of a new frozen planet, known...

By Danielle Smith So the Christmas season is nearly upon us this means eating loads of chocolate, buying all the Christmas presents,...

By Chloe Sladden Turner Tick tock, the final countdown to Erliea’s Great War is coming. The events in the series start to heat up with...

By Chloe Sladden Turner On 14th November, I went to an early screening of the highly anticipated, second instalment of JK Rowling’s Harry...

By Sophia Rodgers The Athena SWAN Bronze institutional status has been re-awarded to the University of Hertfordshire in recognition of...

By Chloe Sladden Turner The written word has been around for thousands of years, a single phrase could persuade, inspire or connect, all...